A man is wanted by police after a person was shot dead inside a car north of Auckland on Saturday night.
Emergency services were called to Wayby Station Rd near Wellsford at 7:45pm after reports someone in a vehicle had suffered a gunshot wound.
After investigating the incident over the weekend, police say it is appealing for any information relating to Desmond Lawrence Bourne's location.
The 45-year-old has a court-issued warrant for his arrest and is wanted for murder in relation to Saturday's incident.
"Bourne is considered dangerous and should not be approached by the public," police said. "If you see him, call 111 immediately."
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact the Waitemata Crime Squad on 09 839 0697 or provide information anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Detective Inspector Scott Beard says the victim and the offender are known to each other and this isn't being treated as a random attack.
"Police want to reassure the public that we have a team of dedicated staff working tirelessly on this case and our priority is locating Desmond Bourne as quickly as possible," he said.
"We also want to acknowledge the members of the public who initially contacted police on Saturday night, as well as over the weekend with information around sightings of the black Range Rover (registration KBK990) linked to this incident."
A post-mortem is taking place on Monday.
Police say they're not yet in a position to release the name of the victim, which is a man in his 30s.
